STORIES MY GRANDMOTHER FIRST READ TO ME were from a book titled STREAMS IN THE DESERT. She and the author were friends in the early 1900’s. Mrs. Cowman (the author) was a missionary and Grandma was a “Lady Evangelist.”  May this poetry from her book encourage us TODAY.   ONE DAY WHEN WALKING DOWN THE STREET, […]

Valentine’s Day is a special day that encourages us to express our love and affection to others. It gives an opportunity to bring more meaning to people’s daily lives. This “Valentine month” began with two vivid examples of God’s love in my personal life. My second great-grandson was born on his Daddy’s birthday, February 4th, […]

When a new year arrives, I usually think of stories from my early days of teaching. It was through Primary School  & later Piano Students that God often spoke to my heart. I’ve loved my story of a child who erased his paper so much he made a hole in it.  I will always remember the […]

Last year, as I stood “between three grads” in the living  room of our Southern Area Field Coordinator’s home, singing Christmas Carols together, my mind was fixed on another Christmas…thirty years ago in a tiny Prison Chapel. It was December 1984. The Chaplain at CRC asked if I would come and lead the women in […]

As I walk through another November, I am keenly aware of our Country’s month for special Celebrations and Holidays.  Yet this year has been extremely difficult for many people…my own life and family included.  During this time, the Lord gave me a Scripture, along with excerpts from the devotional Jesus Calling to uplift my heart. […]

With special Love & appreciation to our Chaplain Sandy   One of my sweetest rewards of 30 plus years of prison ministry is watching God “fulfill His destiny” in lives of volunteers. They serve on our teams in jails/prisons and God often promotes them to positions of leadership on the Aglow Prison Board or other ministries. […]

 A few weeks ago, I made a last visit to my dear friend of 35 years. I sat next to her, took her hand and said, “Lee, it’s Earlene!  I came to say I love you, and to thank you for getting me into prison ministry. I’m still doing it…and I’m in my 80’s!”  Blinking […]

This month, I’ve chosen to focus on a teaching from “The Journey Seminar” that we conducted for ten years under Patty Rose.  It has enlightened and encouraged many women in prisons.  May YOU be blessed as you read “The Father’s Love.” GOD IS LOVE. He wanted sons and daughters to love. YOU were created for […]

Once upon a time there was a child to be born.  The child asked God, “They tell me You are sending me to Earth tomorrow.  How am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”      God replied, “Among the angels, I chose one just for you.  Your angel will be waiting for you […]

One of the BEST lessons I’ve learned on my ‘Journey with Jesus’ is the POWER of GOD’S WORD. Specific scriptures were ‘lifelines’ to keep me from drowning in fear and self-pity. As I daily thanked Him and quoted His WORDS, I discovered I was actually ‘praying’ for those promises to come to pass…and I saw […]